The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-30
CRIME AND CASUALTY.

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.
KANSAS CITY, June 25.-This after
noon Bernard Joachim, a barkeepeT,
after being told by his 15-year-oId wife
that she would no longer live with him,
shot at her twice without effect and
then sent a bullet through his own
brain. Mrs. Joachim is a younger sis
ter of Joachim's first wife, who died
three months ago.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
CINCINNATI, June PA special
from Lima, o., says that the boiler in
the Standard Oil Refinery exploded
this afternoon wTecking the building
and burying the engineer, Steve Myers,
in the debris probably killing him.
Six other workmen were injured. some
fatally.
SHERIFF KILLED BY A MURDERER.
KANSAS CITY. June pa special
from Springfield, Mo-, says: Last
night at Mt. Vernon. Mo-, thirty miles
west of here, @. II. Carter, prisoner
condemened to be hanged next Friday
killed a Deputy Sheriff and escaped.
He was assisted by four other prison
ers. who also escaped.
TOLLIVER' S GANG.
CHICAGO, June ga News special
from Louisville, Kentucky, says:
1t is reported from Catlettsburg that the
Tolliver faction of Rowan county is re
organizing. Two cousins of Craig Toll
liver passed through Catlettsbuug yes
terdaY. They said they were going 20
Morehead. A citizens meeting, it is
reported. will be held at Morehead
Wednesday and the To1liver gang, who
are recovering from the shock of Craig S
death, will try to get control of it.
Town Marshal Jim Mannin of More
head and his brother, BUD Mannin,
xKc ~ fhncn tsyhn aC..oFn1 saIlI
maTshaling Tolliyer's friends in Elliott
county, their stronghold. Allie Young,
County Attorney Il. Il. Young, jr., and
John Rogers. arrested at Mt. Sterling
on charge of completely i'll the muir
der of the Logans have been released by
Judge Cooper on a habeas corpus pro-
ceeding, under heavy bail. They are
expected, with friends from Montgom
cry and Menifee counties, to meet the
Mannins at Moorehead Wednesday. II
this programme is carried out there
will be more bloodshed.
COULD NOT FACE Ills DISGRACE.
CHICAGO, June 2S.-The 1nter-OceaI
says: Robert g. Lydston, IL years Of
age, shot himself through the heart
producing instant death. yesterday at
ternoon. He was impelIed to the deed
by disgrace he brought on himself
| through speculation in the pool room
He was employed as collector for a pa
| per firm and slight shortage was dis
| covered in the young mans accounts
Yesterday LydSton was arrested anC
went to his home accompanied by {
constable, ostensibly to secure bail
| While there he shot himself. Lydston'i
parents are wealthy residents OF TIT
| West side.
| KILLED BY A MANIAC.
NASHVILLE, June 2S.-NeTiah Lew
| is, living near Franklin, Kentucky
| while mentally deranged yesterday
went TO the farm of VIM. Roach ant
| shot and instantly killed John Roael
and wounded Roach's brother. Levi
| then returned home, md driving on
the family, took possession of tn
house. a posse who had started il
| pursuit were fired upon by Lewis ant
| driven back. Lewis then shot and ia
tally wounded himself.
MURDERED BY A JEALOUS HUSBAND.
LOUISVILLE, June 2S.-A room aboy
Hurley IS saloon on Jefferson street, be
| tween Third and Fourth streets, thi
city, was the scene of a terrible doubl
tragedy. Between 8 and O'Clock
August Berning shot his wife and the
himself through the head, both wound
being Immediately fatal. Upon enter
ing the room they found Bernin
stretched upon the floor, his head lyin
in a pool Of blood and his feet almos
touching those OF his wife, whose bod
was stretched out directly opposite, lac
head also resting in a pool OF BLOOD
The ball had entered her hea
behind the left ear and lodged next t
the skin above the right. Bernfng ha
} killed himself by placing the pistol {
his mouth and blowing his brains oIi
They had been married about fiy
months, and the cause of the deed wa
jealousy. The woman had a ba
name and previous to her marriae
. with BeTnine had been the mistress Z
: of Jno. Godfrey, river pilot. BerI
: ing has suspected that his wife had 7,
5 stlined her intimacy with the pilo
: August Berning was about q yea
) OF age and was a son of Henry Berl
ing 4 wealthy citizen Of st. Louis. Il
had been in this city about two yea
and had at different times acted as b;
! keeper in several city saloons.
A TEXAS TORNADO.
IoEGvIEyy, Texas. june ga mo
destructive storm occurred last mig
:. twenty miles below here and CARR,
] | death and destruction in its couTs
S At New Prospect, a neighboring TOW
@ twenty miles south of here, five M
were killed outright. at FaiTplay,